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  • Alberta wildfire burns two homes
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 10:20 PM
    EDMONTON, Alberta, May 17 (UPI) -- A fire north of Edmonton, Alberta, has destroyed at least two houses and forced the evacuation of about 150 people.
  • Aide to Quebec minister kidnapped
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 10:07 PM
    RIVIERE OUELLE, Quebec, May 17 (UPI) -- An aide to a provincial minister in Quebec has been kidnapped from her home, police said Saturday.
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    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 10:00 PM
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  • Kennedy 'conscious, talking and joking'
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 9:11 PM
    BOSTON, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., appeared to be in good shape Saturday after being rushed to a Boston hospital, a spokeswoman for his family said.
  • Obama to spend primary day in Iowa
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 9:00 PM
    WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama plans to wait for the results of the Kentucky and Oregon primaries in Iowa, the state that kick-started his campaign four months ago.
  • Poll has bad news for Gordon Brown
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 8:33 PM
    LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Labor Party are increasingly unpopular with British voters, a poll indicated.
  • Train derailment forces evacuation
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 8:16 PM
    LAFAYETTE, La., May 17 (UPI) -- Everyone within a mile of a derailed train in Lafayette, La., was evacuated Saturday when two cars began leaking hydrochloric acid, police said.
  • 3 people found dead in suburban N.J. house
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 8:13 PM
    TENAFLY, N.J., May 17 (UPI) -- Three people found dead in a home in a quiet New Jersey suburb were homicide victims, investigators said Saturday.
  • Experts criticize Earth-saving efforts
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 7:55 PM
    WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- Some U.S. efforts to save the environment have become part of a popular trend rather than an effective solution, some energy and environmental experts say.
  • Gunman shoots 3 at church festival
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 7:32 PM
    LOS ANGELES, May 17 (UPI) -- A man armed with a rifle opened fire Saturday outside a Roman Catholic church in Los Angeles, wounding his girlfriend and two other people.
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    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 6:54 PM
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  • WVU professors allege retaliation in play
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 6:45 PM
    MORGANTOWN, W.Va., May 17 (UPI) -- A top West Virginia University official relocated two professors' offices as retaliation for their outspoken comments, they have alleged.
  • McCain: Dems will infringe arms rights
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 6:44 PM
    LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 17 (UPI) -- Presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee John McCain said his Democratic opponents would infringe on the rights of gun owners if elected.
  • Charges filed in BBC make-up artist case
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 6:10 PM
    BRIGHTON AND HOVE, England, May 17 (UPI) -- The husband of Diane Chenery-Wickens killed the BBC make-up artist and did not assist in the four-month search for her missing body, British police allege.
  • Queen's grandson marries Canadian
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 4:56 PM
    WINDSOR, England, May 17 (UPI) -- The British royal family celebrated the first wedding among Queen Elizabeth's grandchildren Saturday when Peter Phillips married Canadian Autumn Kelly.
  • U.S. food aid to North Korea resumes
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 4:19 PM
    WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. officials say food aid to North Korea has resumed after a two-year suspension in the wake of a new agreement to better monitor its distribution.
  • Spanish hackers busted
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 4:15 PM
    MADRID, May 17 (UPI) -- Five young people were in custody Saturday on charges they hacked into government Web sites from bases in four Spanish cities, authorities said.
  • Rev. Jackson wants assault rifle ban
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 4:05 PM
    CHICAGO, May 17 (UPI) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday arming Chicago police with semiautomatic rifles increases the need to ban assault weapons.
  • Bush arrives in Egypt for Mideast talks
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 3:52 PM
    SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush arrived in an Egypt Saturday for talks with Arab leaders, including Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
  • Former hijacker found working near airport
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 3:48 PM
    LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- An Afghani man who hijacked an airliner in 2000 was awaiting a court appearance Saturday after being discovered working at a British Airlines office.
SEN. KENNEDY
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), seen in this 2008 file photo, was airlifted today to a Massachusetts hospital after suffering a seizure in his home, according to a Kennedy spokesperson, May 17, 2008. Kennedy is undergoing test and did not appear to have had a stroke as initially suspected. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott/Files)
Sen. Kennedy suffers seizure in Massachusetts
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